The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
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In regard 10 the use of plaster IN as
sociation with manure, the best way IS u
sprinkle little behind the cattle every
day-say two or three ounces per heao'
TURKEYS as we'll as chickens should moi
be allowed to roost on narrow roos':
while growing, as it causes crooked
breasts, especially in the larger variety O.
fowls.
Mixed farming is mcst useful in keep
ing up the soil to q degree of fertility
The special:ies engaged in should be III
kcening with the soil and conditions o.
the farm.
1t is poor economy to use old and dirty
sections for comb honey. 1t will pay
better to commit all such to the flames
and buy new and clean sections for new
and delicious honey
Every time you use the cultivator in
order to kill out the grass and weeds you
arc at the same time stirring the soil,
thereby admitting more air to the roots
of the plants, providinga greater amount
of moisture and converting the insoluble
substances into plant food.
Save all the manure. A quarter of a
century ago many farmers dumped their
manure into the rivers, not supposln9
that manure or fertilizers would ever be
required. but the question of fertilizers
is now being discussed, as well as the
best methods of restoring fertility.
If possible, it is best to let at least five
or six weeks intervene between harvest
and thlcshing. The grain comes out OF
the straw more easily and is in dried con-
dition. If thrcslling must be done IN
side of the time mentioned care must be
taken that the grain docs not aftcrward
heat in the bin.
Many farmers who have an abundance
of straw are too careless about stacking
it. The stack should be well built, even
if one intends 10 rot the straw. Dry
straw is comparatively light and easy to
handle, and it can he thrown from the
stack and scattered over the yard from
time to time without much trouble.
German millet, sown and lightly har'
rowed in, in the proportion OF one
bushel of seed per acre, makes an excel
lent crop for summer. But 1t must DC
cut as soon as it shall be in. blossom, Tor
if allowed to ripen its seed, it will be-
come hard and woody. On good, we'll
manured land it should produce two tons
of hay per acre.
A Missouri fruit grower has found bag
ging IL perfect preventive of grape rot II
applied before the spores causing the rot
has found Judgement on the young
berries. He thinks it is safe rule for
all grapes to be baggcd by the time the
Concord attans size of, say, onc-fourth
of an inch in diameter, and us much
sooner as possible.
Oxford Down sheep attain to very
heavy weights, the ram at three years OF
age reaching as high as 400 pounds and
ewes 300. They are the largest of the
mutton breeds, and yield fleece of me-
dunn wool weighing twenty pounds.
These weights are for special individuals
that have been on exhibition, but 300
pounds is not an unusual weight lor
rams over two years old.
Will it pay to grow black walnuts and
then waltz A black walnut tree IN
Michigan lately sold for $215. No doubt
if the young trees were planted in rows
forty feet apart each way and cultivated
they would be valuable rs special crop,
as twenty-five trees could thus he grown
on one acre. Though late, the returns
would be sure, and unused land could be
proftably devoted to them.
To cure diarrhpa in fowls take new
milk, say half Il cup for each fowl, heat
an iron poker, or any suitable piece OF
iron, red hot and scorch the milk with
it; give as warm as the fowl can stand
it. 1t is a sure cure for looscncss in
calves, colts or humans, and will check
loosrncss in fowls. Give it to fowls with
Il spoon; let it run down the roof of the
mouth so that it will not get in the wind
pipe.
Procure new crop turnip seed and have
the ground fine. The rows may he wide
ap1rt, SO as to allow for working with
the cultivator. The ground should be as
fine as IN ash heap. Drop the seed IN
small clusters, about six inches apart III
the rows, as the insects will often destroy
Young turnips. II too thick, when mp
thev can be thinncd out. Too much fine
wcll-rootcd manure cannot be used on
turnips. Do not put turnips on ground
occupied by corn the previous year.
TO secure full blooming among roses
after blooming in the spring, the strong
new canes should not be cut back, but bc
allowed to remain and be bent down to
or toward the ground, fastening them Sc
curely with pegs. In this position a
great many shoots will start out with
more or less bloom. In the following
spring cut away as much of the previous
wears growth as may be thought best.
Very strong growing kinds can BE- al
lowed more wood than the weaker ones.
Sometimes it happens that geraniums
from late spring cuttings, planted in rich
moist soil, grow all to leaf and yield but
few flowers. To do better than this they
.ouId become potbound and show
bloom before planting out. Planting
pots and all is of doubtful benefit.
Better have the soil less rich by digging
dc.p. With moist sc isOn and rich soil
no rcraniums flower well. Old cutba *
plants, full of shoot and bloom, planted
out the latter part of May, should flower
well all summer.
Newly planted trees often suffer ap-
parcntly for want of water, when real y
there is much moisture in the soil. This
usually comes from the earth not having
been packed in tightly about the roots
at planting. Hence good plan in such
cases is to pound the earth with heavy
rammer around the trees. After this